Figure wheeled toy.



J. V. Di ZEREGA.

FIGURE WHEELED TOY.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14. m6.

1,223,372. Patented Apr. 24,1917.

V A TTORNEY of gravity.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN VICTER m ZEREGA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

" FIGURE WHEELED TOY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN VICTER DI ZEREGA, 'a citizen of the UnitedStates, and

a resident of the borough of Bronx, city of New York, county of Bronx,andState of New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvement inFigure Wheeled Toys, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to provide an attractive animated figuretoy, of simple and inexpensive construction, and novel in the entirety,as well as embodying a number of novel features and movements andcombinations thereof. The construction will now be briefly described,reference being had to thev accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section, showing the parts in a differentposition from those illustrated in Fig. 1.

The toy has an-elongated figure body 1, in this instance representing ashark. This body is formed with a head cavity 2 and a longitudinal slot3 extending from the head cavity rearward to the rear end and cut partlythrough the top midway between the ends, as shown at 4. A lower jawmember 5 is hinged to the body by means of a pivot pin 6 passing througha hinge lug 7 thereon and the side walls of the forward portion.

of the slot 3 wherein said lug enters. The lower and upper jaws areequipped with a plurality of projecting points 25, representing teeth.

A dorsal fin member 8 is pivoted at 9 in the longitudinal slot in rearof and above the jaw member, so as to operate up and down in the slotportion 4. A tail member 10 is similarly pivoted at 11 in the rear endof the slot. Each, of these parts tends to assume its lowest positionunder the force The jaw normally assumes a sagging, open position, thefin is normally elevated, being held up by the jaw, and the tail isadapted to be raised by the dropping of the fin. These relations may,however, be varied.

The figure is also provided with eye members 12, comprising stems l3movable up and down in eye-holes'14, and enlargements 15 on the upperends of the stems representing the eyes. The stems of the eye membersare mounted upon the forward ends Specification of Letters iatent. IPatented Apr, 24, 1917.

Application filed November 14, 1916. Serial No. 131,199.-

of wires or a single wire 16, the rear end of which is attached to thefin member at 17 The jaw member carries a flexible strip 18 whichextends rearward and upward beneath the fin member so as to support thelatter. The tail member has-a similar strip 19 projecting forward andbearing against the lower edge of the fin member. Thus, when the jawmember is raised or closed the connection 18 is tilted downward, therebypermitting the fin to descend, and the descent of the fin,-a,ctingthrough the connection 19, tilts the tail upward. The weight of the jawis such that when it is released its fall raises the fin member, andthis in turn permits the tail to descend to its original position. i

The operation of the movablemembers is effected by a crank 20 on a shaft21 connecting a pair of forward carrying wheels 22,

operates the jaw by contacting with a resilient tongue 21 projectingrearward from the jaw, and in so doing brings about the actuation of thefin and tail members in the manner already described. The crank alsoencounters thewires 16, so as to raise the eye members, which drop againto their original positions as soon as the upward pressure ceases. Theconnection of the eye members with the fin member gives the eye membersan additional movement when the fin is operated.

\Vhat is claimed as new is:

1. A toy comprising a horizontally elongated shark-like body havingeye-holes in the forward part of its top, ,eye members comprising stemspassing through said holes and enlargements representing eyes upon theupper ends of the stems, a pair of rolling supports and a crankconnected therewith, and means whereby said eye members are actuated bysaid crank.

2. A toy comprising a horizontally elongated shark-like' body havingeye-holes in the forward part of its top, eye members slidable up anddown in said holes, a pair of rolling supports and a crank connectedtherewith, and means whereby said eye members are actuated by saidcrank.

3. A toy comprising a shark-like body provided with rolling supports, anactuating crank, a movable lower jaw member and means whereby it isoperated by the crank,

a pivoted dorsal fin member tending to descend by itsown weight, and aconnection whereby the jaw member in its normal open position holds thefin member elevated.

4. A toy comprising a shark-like body provided with rolling supports, anactuating crank, a movable. lower jaw member and meansvvhereby it isoperated by the crank, a pivoted dorsal fin member tending to descend byits own Weight, a connection whereby the aw member in its normal openposition holds the fin member elevated, a pivoted tail member, and aconnection between the same and the fin member whereby the tail memberis raised by the dropping of the fin member.

5. A toy comprising a shark-like figure body having eye holes, eyemembers slidable up and down in said eye holes, Wires in the head of thefigure whereon the eye members are mounted, rolling supports and a crankadapted to contact with-said wires.

6. A toy comprising a shark-like figure body having eye holes, eyemembers slidable up and down in said eye holes, a pivoted dorsal finmember, Wires in the head of the figure carrying the eye members andconnected with the fin member, rolling supports, a crank adapted tocontact with said wires, and additional connections for actuation of thefin member from the crank.

-Dated this 8th day of November, 1916.

JOHN VICTER D1 ZEREGA.

